•      Strong verbal and written communication

•      Leadership and people management

•      Strategic thinking

•      Planning and organising

•      Presentation skills

•      Problem solving and decision-making

•      Negotiation and influencing

•      Collaborates and builds strong internal and external relationships i.e. suppliers

•      Financial and commercial acumen

•      Capable of analysing root cause and data to arrive at sound decisions or provide solutions

•      Ability to monitor inspection reports and achieve positive outcomes with suppliers

•      Management of product and sampling critical

path

•       Authentic

•       Passionate

•       Optimistic

•       Inclusive

•       Honest

•      Extensive experience in a production, sourcing and QA position

•      Extensive experience in factory sourcing negotiation

•      Fashion/Design/Business/ Textile Degree or equivalent (desirable not essential)

•       We collaborate & support

•       We empower & trust our teams

•       We encourage entrepreneurship

•       We do the right thing

•       We are accountable

•        Inspire and lead your team in line with the Group Purpose and Values. Ensure values-based decisions are made e.g. “We Do the Right Thing”

•        Ensure decisions and actions make a positive impact, which is at the core of everything we do.

Inclusive Leadership

•        Actively support the Group & Brand Diversity & Inclusion goals by inspiring, motivating, leading, and assisting all team members to implement and deliver against the D&I goals and Reconciliation Action Plan as required.

•        Role model an inclusive mindset, communication, and behaviour

•        Inspire, coach, support, and assist team members to contribute toward a culture of belonging, equity, cultural and psychological safety.

•        Ensure diversity and inclusion is reflected in the recruitment process when hiring, selecting, and managing team members to build equality and equity.

Performance Management

•        Conduct effective onboarding, including 1,3 & 5-month reviews, for new team members to successfully support their transition into the business.

•        Provide regular feedback that is inclusive, respectful, and effective to enable team members to develop skills and competencies to maximise their performance and potential for current and future roles.

•        Hold regular meetings with direct reports to review performance and ensure consistent progress toward individual and business goals.

•        Conduct meaningful performance & development discussions and reviews for direct reports seasonally and follow up on agreed actions throughout the year.

•        Manage and address performance shortfalls in a timely manner. Co-build goals and solutions, including development plans, to encourage performance ownership.

•        Ethical Leadership decisions

•        Engagement Survey results

•        D&I goals embedded within Dept/team

•        Reconciliation Action Plan outcomes

•        1,3- & 5-month reviews are conducted for all new team members.

•        Regular discussions/meetings held with direct reports.

•        Onboarding new team members is well-structured to ensure relevant learning outcomes are achieved.

•        Team member performance is managed.

•        Ensure succession plans and cross training is in place for key roles including developing a pipeline of potential talent for current and future roles within your Department, Business or Group.

Retention Management

•        Deliver a positive work environment to minimise the turnover of your direct reports.

•        Retention/Labour Turnover

•        Continuously review the vendor/factory performance, identify the needs of the business and source factories to meet the business requirement

•        In collaboration with the

Supplier Relationships:

•        Provide timely feedback to suppliers and ensure that quality processes meet client standards.

•        Counsel of suppliers regarding any quality issues

•        Adherence to quality standards

•        Work with new suppliers and team members so that client standards

•        Manage the QA process

Vendors:

•        Provide feedback seasonally

•        Manage the communication of client Standards internally and externally

•        Ongoing review of vendor performance

•        Effective relationships developed and maintained with all vendors

•        Develop and manage internal quality assurance department and determine quality standards for merchandise

•        Work with vendors to make sure fit samples and PP samples are delivered on time and with great quality

•        Communicate and provide feedback to factory in regards to their quality and standards regularly

•        Educate all vendors in QA processes/ sample production quality standards approach

•        Management of production quality

•        Manage and coordinate the external quality functions

•        Manage the fabric and accessory testing procedure across supplier base to the required standard

•        Ensure all labels meet Australian Standards and client Standards and are appropriate for the garments

•        Regular communication to factories regarding quality standards

•        Resolution of quality issues with suppliers

•        Ensure that QA processes are efficient and reflect best practice procedures

•        Ensure that the QA component of the Policies and Procedures Manual enables suppliers to produce garments to cient standards

•        Document and maintain the Quality Assurance component of the Policies and Procedures manual for vendors

•        Manual clearly outlines client standards

•        Update Managing Director and Buying Manager on vendor portfolio management and vendor performance scorecard seasonally in conjunction with the QA teams

•        Reporting to factories on available capacity and business utilised capacity to ensure the business stay relevant to the factory and vice versa

•        Use provided systems to assist in day-to-day management of Suppliers and Factories.

•        Ensure the Group Retail CEO & Group People & Community Partnerships Managers are kept up to date on any legal matters or issues that may result in reputational damage to the Brand or Group.

•        Ensure our B Corp standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability are met.

•        Ensure the stakeholder impact is considered in every decision we make.

•        Ensure Company policies & procedures are always adhered to and clearly communicated and followed by all team members.

•        Ensure that Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policies are always adhered to and communicated and followed by all team members as required.

•        Ensure adequate measures are in place to safeguard the Company’s assets.

•        Mitigating Risk/Brand reputational damage

•        B Corp Standards and responsibilities are met

•        Stakeholder Impact considered

•        Mitigating Risk/Brand reputational damage

•        B Corp Standards and responsibilities are met

•        Stakeholder Impact considered